Maritime Archaeology, Ships & Shipping: Navigating the Seas of the Past
Embark on a voyage through time with our Maritime Archaeology, Ships & Shipping collection. These books catalog shipwrecks and their salvaged cargo, trade routes between civilizations, and fierce naval warfare and battles that shaped the course of human history. Dive deeper into specific time periods and regions with our Roman Archaeology for ancient naval insights and Medieval Europe for medieval maritime advancements.
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Obsidian Vessels in the Prehistoric and Early Historic Near East
Full Price: £45.00
Discount Price: £36.00
ISBN: 9798888570623
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-11-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
First comprehensive study and catalogue of over 150 obsidian vessels made and used c. 5400–1500 BC in the Near East.
Islands and Communities
Perspectives on Insularity, Connectivity and Belonging
Full Price: £38.00
Discount Price: £30.40
ISBN: 9798888571514
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
Case studies from Cyprus, Crete and Sardinia reconsider through evidence from archaeology, art, and history, assumptions about island identity and isolation and interaction, commerce and mobility involving other islands and the Mediterranean mainland
The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report
Volume I - History of the Excavation, Amphoras, Pottery and Coins as Evidence for Dating
Price: £60.00
ISBN: 9781785707520
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2022-10-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
424 Pages
First in a series of four volumes presenting the results of excavation of the Kyrenia ship, the best preserved and dated example of a Greek merchantman wrecked in the early 3rd century BC. The ship’s cargo was recovered more-or-less intact together with personal possessions and utensils of the crew providing an unprecedented insight into the opera
Maritime Archaeology on Dry Land
Special Sites along the Coasts of Britain and Ireland from the First Farmers to the Atlantic Bronze Age
Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9781789258196
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2022-04-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
184 Pages
Examines the archaeology of surviving shorelines in Britain and Ireland from the beginning of the Neolithic period until the end of the Early Bronze Age.
The Wrecks of HM Frigates Assurance (1753) and Pomone (1811)
Including the fascinating naval career of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Barrie, KCB, KCH (1774–1841)
Price: £48.00
ISBN: 9781789256376
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-02-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
Tells the intriguing story of the rediscovery and investigation of two naval wrecks and explores the career of Captain Barrie through US and Anglo-French naval conflicts.
Before the Mast
Life and Death Aboard the Mary Rose
Price: £39.95
ISBN: 9781789256352
Publisher: Oxbow / English Heritage
Pub Date: 2021-02-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
760 Pages
The Mary Rose carried a crew of naval officers and sailors, a fighting force of gunners and soldiers, a Barber-surgeon, several ship's carpenters and skilled navigators. Of nearly 500 men, fewer than 40 survived the sinking on 19th July 1545.
Freshwater Fish in England
A Social and Cultural History of Coarse Fish from Prehistory to the Present Day
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781789251128
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2018-10-26
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
172 Pages
Much has been written on marine fishing and the migratory eel and salmon. Less attention has focused on the obligate freshwater species, primarily the native pike, perch, cyprinids and introduced species of which the most significant is carp.
Boats, Ships and Shipyards
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology, Venice 2000
Price: £48.00
ISBN: 9781785704611
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2016-10-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
376 Pages
From sewn planked boats in Early Dynastic Egypt to Late Roman wrecks in Italy, and the design of Venetian Merchant Galleys, this huge volume gathers together fifty-three papers presenting new research on the archaeology and history of ancient ships and shipbuilding traditions.
Obsidian Vessels in the Prehistoric and Early Historic Near East
Full Price: £45.00
Discount Price: £36.00
ISBN: 9798888570623
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-11-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
Islands and Communities
Perspectives on Insularity, Connectivity and Belonging
Full Price: £38.00
Discount Price: £30.40
ISBN: 9798888571514
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report
Volume I - History of the Excavation, Amphoras, Pottery and Coins as Evidence for Dating
Price: £60.00
ISBN: 9781785707520
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2022-10-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
424 Pages
Maritime Archaeology on Dry Land
Special Sites along the Coasts of Britain and Ireland from the First Farmers to the Atlantic Bronze Age
Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9781789258196
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2022-04-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
184 Pages
The Wrecks of HM Frigates Assurance (1753) and Pomone (1811)
Including the fascinating naval career of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Barrie, KCB, KCH (1774–1841)
Price: £48.00
ISBN: 9781789256376
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-02-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
Before the Mast
Life and Death Aboard the Mary Rose
Price: £39.95
ISBN: 9781789256352
Publisher: Oxbow / English Heritage
Pub Date: 2021-02-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
760 Pages
Freshwater Fish in England
A Social and Cultural History of Coarse Fish from Prehistory to the Present Day
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781789251128
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2018-10-26
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
172 Pages
Boats, Ships and Shipyards
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology, Venice 2000
Price: £48.00
ISBN: 9781785704611
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2016-10-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
376 Pages